Advertisement India recently hosted the G-20 summit, which was dubbed a major diplomatic success. As such, the summit served to showcase India’s multifaceted convening power. But Southeast Asia was conspicuously absent from the G-20 guest list. Indonesia, the current ASEAN chair was of course invited, as Jakarta is a member of the grouping. So, too, … Read more
The Pulse | Environment | South Asia India’s G-20 presidency succeeded in pushing the climate funding envelope from the billions into the trillions. Credit: Official White House photoAdvertisement If there’s one thing India’s G-20 presidency should be remembered for, it is putting record – and finally realistic – numbers on the funds that developing nations should receive to fight … Read more
Advertisement Ahead of India’s hosting of the G-20 summit of leading economies, its prime minister invited 125 mostly developing countries to a virtual meeting in January to signal New Delhi’s intention to be their champion on the world stage. As the leaders logged onto Zoom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed major challenges he said could … Read more
Advertisement Pakistani officials are worried about the Group of 20 (G-20) summit that India is hosting in New Delhi on September 9-10. They are apprehensive that India will use the multilateral event to downplay the significance of the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir and try to legitimize its control over the disputed territory. The summit holds … Read more
A cyclist pedals past a G20 logo near the main venue of the summit, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup Advertisement Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at … Read more
The Debate | Opinion | South Asia Rather than setting an agenda that would put forward the voices of the Global South and the world’s most marginalized, India has used its G-20 presidency for cynically domestic political purposes. Commuters walk past a banner with Indian Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi photograph welcoming delegates of the G-20 foreign ministers meeting, in … Read more
Advertisement India and China have been locked in a heightened state of tension since the border conflict flared up in May 2020. The two militaries have yet to disengage fully. In fact, there has been disengagement of forces only in a few places along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Multiple rounds of military and … Read more
Advertisement In the contemporary global order, the phrase “Global South” refers to a wide span of countries, ranging from the geographical regions of Africa, Central and Latin America, and a large chunk of Asia, to the substantial “South” within a broadly perceived “North” (such as the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe). However, the concept should also … Read more
Advertisement India, which holds the presidency of the G-20 for 2023, is currently hosting a tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, Kashmir. The conference, which runs from May 22 to 24, is being attended by almost 60 delegates from G-20 countries. From one perspective, it makes sense to hold a tourism-focused conference in Kashmir. After … Read more
Advertisement As India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the disputed region of Kashmir, authorities have deployed elite commandos and stepped up security in the region’s largest city. The meeting will be the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of … Read more